Resources
The following is a list of web links which deal with criminal law issues:
U.S. ATTORNEY’S MANUAL, CRIMINAL DIVISION
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, OFFICE OF PARDON ATTORNEY
- Includes information on Federal Pardon Application Procedure and Forms
U.S. BUREAU OF PRISON’S INMATE LOCATOR
- Where to locate someone in federal prison
U.S. Constitution
Constitutional Amendments (Note: Amendments 1-10 make up the Bill of Rights)
- First Amendment – Religion and Expression
- Second Amendment – Bearing Arms
- Third Amendment – Quartering Soldiers
- Fourth Amendment – Search and Seizure
- Fifth Amendment – Rights of Persons
- Sixth Amendment – Rights of Accused in Criminal Prosecutions
- Seventh Amendment – Civil Trials
- Eighth Amendment – Further Guarantees in Criminal Cases
- Ninth Amendment – Unenumerated Rights
- Tenth Amendment – Reserved Powers
- Eleventh Amendment – Suits Against States
- Twelfth Amendment – Election of President
- Thirteenth Amendment – Slavery and Involuntary Servitude
- Fourteenth Amendment – Rights Guaranteed, Privileges and Immunities of Citizenship, Due Process and Equal Protection
- Fifteenth Amendment – Rights of Citizens to Vote
- Sixteenth Amendment – Income Tax
- Seventeenth Amendment – Popular Election of Senators
- Eighteenth Amendment – Prohibition of Intoxicating Liquors
- Nineteenth Amendment – Woman’s Suffrage Rights
- Twentieth Amendment – Commencement of the Terms of the President, Vice President and Members of Congress.
- Twenty-First Amendment – Repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment
- Twenty-Second Amendment – Presidential Tenure
- Twenty-Third Amendment – Presidential Electors for the District of Columbia
- Twenty-Fourth Amendment – Abolition of the Poll Tax Qualification in Federal Elections
- Twenty-Fifth Amendment – Presidential Vacancy, Disability, and Inability
- Twenty-Sixth Amendment – Reduction of Voting Age Qualification
- Twenty-Seventh Amendment – Congressional Pay Limitation
Codes, Statutes and Regulations
- US Code – laws made by the U.S. Congress.
- US Code
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) – rules made by federal agencies and executive departments.
- Federal Register – official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents.
Case Law
- U.S. Supreme Court – Opinions & Web Site
- Federal Judiciary Homepage – maintained by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Features publications, directories, news and more.
- US Courts of Appeals – Opinions & Web Sites
1st – ME, MA, NH, PR, RI
2nd – NY, VT, CT
3rd – PA, NJ, DE, VI
4th – MD, NC, SC, VA, WV
5th – LA, TX, MS
6th – MI, OH, KY TN
7th – IL, IN, WI8th – ND, SD, MN, NE, IA, MO AR
9th – CA, OR, WA, AZ, MT, ID, NV, AK, HI
10th – CO, KS, NM, OK, UT, WY
11th – AL, GA, FL
DC – DC, Tax Court, fed admin agencies.
Federal Patent, Int’l Trade, Claims Court and Veterans’ Appeals.
U.S. Trial Courts Web Sites
- US District Courts
- US Bankruptcy Courts
- US Tax Court – includes Tax Court opinions since January 1, 1999, Tax Court Rules, and more.
United States Congress:
- United States Congress (Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet)
- United States House of Representatives
- United States Senate
- Library of Congress
United States Judiciary:
- Federal Judicial Center
- United States Supreme Court Opinions: A Service of the Legal Information Institute, Cornell University
- United States Supreme Court Opinions: FedWorld/FLITE Supreme Court Decisions Homepage: Historic File of Supreme Court Decisions (This file consists of over 7000 Supreme Court opinions dating from 1937 through 1975, from volumes 300 through 422 of U.S. Reports.)
- United States Supreme Court Opinions: USSC+
- Law and Policy: United States Supreme Court Opinions Flite Database Archive
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Federal Rules of Evidence
Federal Agencies:
- U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations
- U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
- U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. Defense Criminal Investigative Service
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
- U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Federal Protective Service
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- U.S. IRS Criminal Investigations Division
- U.S. Marshal Service
- U.S. Naval Criminal Investigative Service
- U.S. Postal Inspection Service
- U.S. State Department Bureau of Diplomatic Security
- U.S. Secret Service
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERALS
- U.S. Agency for International Development, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Department of Education, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Department of Interior, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Postal Service, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. State Department, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Inspector General
- U.S. Treasury IG for Tax Administration
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General
State Law Criminal Law Resources:
- Law for All 50 States for Marijuana From Passyourdrugtest.com. Penalties for first offense possession, cultivation, sale and delivery of marijuana.
- State Criminal Codes From Cornell University.
- State Criminal Procedure Statutes From Cornell University.
- The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Updated as information becomes available. From the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the US Dept. of Justice.
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 From the U.S. Department of Justice
California Codes and Statutes:
- California Constitution
- California Codes
- California Statutes
- California Legislative Information
- California Law Revision Commission The Commission examines the common law and statutes, receives and considers suggestions and proposed changes in the law, and recommends changes in the law. Site includes meeting agenda, bills, tentative recommendations, staff drafts and other materials.
- California Municipal and County Codes and Ordinances
Attorney Organizations
- National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- California Attorneys for Criminal Justice
- American Bar Association
- California State Bar Association
- Litigation Counsel of America
- Litigation Section of the State Bar of California
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Sacramento County Bar Association
- State Bar of California
- Super Lawyers
California Codes & Statutes
- California Codes and Statutes From FindLaw. Features state constitution, codes, statutes and other legislative information. Includes local codes and ordinances.
- California Court General Information
- Sacramento Superior Court
- United States Federal Court System
- United States District Court – Eastern District of California
- United States District Court – Northern District of California
- California Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Opinions From FindLaw. Archived since October 1996.
- California Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Opinions From FindLaw. Since 1934.
- California Rules of Court
- Official California Legislative Information
- California Forms
- California Jury Instructions
- California Constitution From the Legislative Counsel of California.
- California Constitution
- California Codes From FindLaw.
- California Codes From the Legislative Counsel of California.
- California Statutes
- California Statutes From the Legislative Counsel of California.
- California Municipal and County Codes and Ordinances
California Legislative Information
- Bill Information
- California Bill Information Searchable site provides information about California Assembly and Senate Bills.
- California Code of Regulations Provides searchable text of the regulations issued by California state agencies.
- California Law Revision Commission The Commission examines the common law and statutes, receives and considers suggestions and proposed changes in the law, and recommends changes in the law. Site includes meeting agenda, bills, tentative recommendations, staff drafts and other materials.
- Official California Legislative Information
- Legislative History Online Archives Index of California state legislation finding aids.
- Research Guide for Compiling a California Legislative History From Hastings Law Library.
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